Man held with Yaba pills in stomach at Dhaka airport

UNB, Dhaka :

Airport Armed Police have detained a man who was carrying 4,675 Yaba pills in his stomach from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

The detainee was identified as Masud Khan, 39, of Chandpur district.

Additional SP of Airport Armed Police (AAP) Mohammad Ziaul Haque said they detained Masud on suspicion in front of the domestic terminal around 11:50 pm on Sunday.

During preliminary interrogation, Masud revealed that he had kept 4,675 Yaba pills in his stomach which were recovered later, he added.

A case was filed at the Airport police station under the Narcotics Control Act, the official said.